TY  - JOUR
T1  - Effect of Single Parent on Academic Achievement of  Secondary School Students in Ibadan South-East  Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria
AU - , B.O. Lawal AU - , M.A. Adediran 
JO  - Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences
VL  - 4
IS  - 2
SP  - 214
EP  - 220
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1683-8831
DO  - pjssci.2007.214.220
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=pjssci.2007.214.220
KW  - Population
KW  -ex-post
KW  -stratified
KW  -academic
KW  -conjunction
KW  -Nigeria
AB  - The study determined the effects of single parent on academic achievement of secondary school students in Ibadan South-East local government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria. The whole of secondary school students in Oyo state represent the sample population. In carrying out the study, ex-post facto or causal survey design was adopted for the study. Stratified proportional random sampling technique was used in selecting the subjects used for the study. The reliability and validity of the   instruments were determined before use by the investigators. The study revealed among other things that: There is no significant difference between students from divorced home and their academic achievement. There is no significant difference between children in step- families and their level of academic achievement. There is no significant difference between academic achievement of students from single-parent and their counterparts living-together parents. There is no significant difference between the academic performance of students from favourable home environment and their counterparts from unfavourable home environment. The following are included in the recommendations in the study. The husband and wife should be made to realize that it is their joint responsibilities that can see their children through their educational achievement. Class and subject teachers should be sensitive to significant changes in any student behaviour and attitudes. The school should ensure that  information  on  the  child`s home circumstances is regularly checked and up dated in conjunction with the parents.
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